White House Commits To Sustained Trillion-Dollar Defense Budgets

Patriot Advanced Capacity-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors

The White House is seeking nearly $14 billion for procurement of thousands of Patriot Advanced Capacity-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors alone in fiscal 2027.

Credit: Jason Cutshaw/U.S. Army
The first hints of a $1.5 trillion spending proposal for the Pentagon came in January. But the initial details still seemed staggering when the Trump administration unveiled the outlines of the fiscal 2027 defense budget request on the eve of Easter weekend. Instead of planning to buy missiles at...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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